But the bio references Theseus the GREEK hero who killed it. Was Theseus a soldier summoned to Valhalla and spread the story when he got back to Earth. Or am I just way over thinking this? Probably the latter.

First, that's not necessarily the official bio. Second, Feylund is home to legendary adaptations of mythological creatures (Sudema being the prime example).

But the bio references Theseus the GREEK hero who killed it. Was Theseus a soldier summoned to Valhalla and spread the story when he got back to Earth. Or am I just way over thinking this? Probably the latter.

It's magic.

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I believe Chris Dupuis may have been the one who retrieved the answers to these questions from Craig and then created the FAQ(s)(I was around before we even had an FAQ).

Clear or unclear, I do know one thing. If Craig saw this kind of circular kibitzing over this kind of thing, he would just tell you that "it's magic", and that's why it is the way it is.

At a certain point, the debate becomes more destructive than it's worth. When a person is so determined to prove themselves right, they lose track of the harmony that is so important in a community.

Quirky, as the ruling is, it has served well for many many years now. It is the odd little quirk like this, that I find so charming, and is also the reason I would defend it against someone who is primarily intent on proving themselves correct at all cost.

But the bio references Theseus the GREEK hero who killed it. Was Theseus a soldier summoned to Valhalla and spread the story when he got back to Earth. Or am I just way over thinking this? Probably the latter.

First, that's not necessarily the official bio. Second, Feylund is home to legendary adaptations of mythological creatures (Sudema being the prime example).

I have no problem with mythological creatures being from Feylund. I'm just trying to figure out how a monster from Feylund inspired a myth on Earth.

And in case anyone is wondering I'm not taking this too seriously. I'm just having some fun speculating about magical beings from fictional universes.

That post is never far from my mind, SF. Thank you for perceiving its wisdom.

No worries, McHotcakes. That post from GB followed a more serious debate than your question about Asterios's background. But Heroscape is a game, and not a simulation or a narrative, so there will often be inadequate answers to questions like yours. Which you already knew, I think, but I responded anyway.

That post is never far from my mind, SF. Thank you for perceiving its wisdom.

No worries, McHotcakes. That post from GB followed a more serious debate than your question about Asterios's background. But Heroscape is a game, and not a simulation or a narrative, so there will often be inadequate answers to questions like yours. Which you already knew, I think, but I responded anyway.

I knew there probably wasn't a serious answer to my question. I was just curious if anyone had a theory.

It's like asking what happens to Optimus Prime's trailer when he transforms, or when does Batman find time to sleep? Obviously there is no real answer but its still fun to speculate.

That's what my original question was meant to do. I had no intention of bringing down the unit or anything, and I'm sorry if anyone took it that way.

Well, as the main author of Asterios' bio, this is what I can tell you :

Originally, Asterios was from Earth, at the time I wrote the bio (at that time, Asterios also had a power allowing to loot his horns ornaments once he died, hence the reference in the bio). The lore of Heroscape made us originates him from Feylund, and the sake of design simplicity made us drop the looting power.
The bio stayed like it was. We liked it this way.

Also, if a mythical being from Feylund can inspire Earth's myths (like Sudema, Asterios, ...), how can one be sure that Theseus is really a greek hero ? Perhaps he was from Feylund too, but was adopted by greeks that made him one of them when the myth arised on Earth. It is good for one's pride if the heroes have the same nationnality, right ? In the same way, we know for sure that Asterios is from Feylund (who with a sane mind would believe such a creature really existed on Earth, right ?), but the myth says that the minotaur is the (step-)son of Minos, King of Crete. Doesn't that prove that the myth is a distorded view of the reality ?

One of my observations when people discuss History in games, movies and TV shows is the confusion with "actual" earth history and "fictional" earth history. There is nothing to say that there is a Theseus in fictional heroscape history. For example we know that Spartacus did not vanish from actual history to fight in some alien war.

Keep your histories (real and fictional) seperate and you will not have any issues.

So someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the first special attack you can activate and not actually attack.

I wouldn't put it like that. I believe you're perfectly free to "activate" an SA and not attack. It's just that typically that would have no effect. With this one, it does.

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And I've seen some people on the Internet seem to have a problem with mixing this with the rest of the game, which makes no sense to me, because, I mean, you already are having knights fight robots, how is throwing Spider-Man into the mix that big of a deal?